Stacia Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Have any of you ever created/ordered photo books online? If so, from where? Were you pleased with the quality? We just got back from vacation & I was thinking it might be fun to make a small photo book for each of the dc. (Espeically since, in this day & age of digital photos, we keep all the photos online & rarely get them printed.) Walgreen's has a 'purse photo book' that allows you to personalize the cover & captions. It is $6.99 for the first 20 pages, $1.99 for each 2 pages after that.... Advice, tips, & input are greatly appreciated. :) Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teresa in MO Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 my dd has made 2 for us of the grandbabies. She gets them through Shutterfly. They are very nice. She has done the 12 x 12 size and are hardcover. I also have a 8 x 8 paperback one from Shutterfly of our vacation to Florida. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arghmatey Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Yes, I use Shutterfly a lot and have been happy with the quality. We use them for photo books and holiday cards. Some people I know don't like the quality, but I guess my standards are lower. LOL They have great coupon codes, free shipping deals, and several seasonal deals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nestof3 Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Yes, I love the Shutterfly books! Sign up, create one and wait for a coupon code. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemyboys Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Go for it. That's a good price, plus local so you may not have shipping. I've used Shutterfly -- for several occasions and groups. For $10-15, it's a great way to celebrate a special occasion. You have fairly good control of the process of designing the pages and choosing colors. Try to go with a background that's not too bright or pattern-y, subtle is better so it doesn't compete with your photos. Use the crop/edit options to trim out uninteresting backgrounds, enlarge people, etc. Play around til you get what you like. Shutterfly "suggests" a photo book sometimes, perhaps your place does similar -- that eliminates some of the work. Use the caption option if you have a number of people or something creative to say, but leave some photos without caption too. Alternate one larger photo with a collection of 2 or 3 or 4, so that pages don't get monotonous. Or ... you could print it up just like a little mini photo-album, one photo per page stye. Really, you can't go wrong. People love photos. Have fun! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinsfamily Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 I've done several with Shutterfly and been very happy with them. I also order calendars every year for my family and they look great and have a lot of options. I ordered a 5x7 soft cover photo book as a brag book for dh's a couple of months ago and she loved it. It came out so well, I ordered one for my dmil and am getting them for my parents' birthdays. Perfect size to carry around. I just ordered an 8x8 book for my dmil's birthday of all of our shared vacations. I should be here this week so I can see how the size is. I've only ordered 12x12 before since that's my preferred size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristinaBreece Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 I had good experiences with Blurb for portfolio work for photography classes. I also like artscow.com & Shutterfly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Buckin' Longhorn Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 LOVE Shutterfly. I've done photo books, holiday cards, graduation and graduation announcements with them. I have been VERY pleased with the quality of everything. I've actually done a photo calendar and a photo book online with Wal Mart too and their quality was almost just as good and about half the price. I would certainly use them again. They do have fewer options then Shutterfly, so I use them when I'm trying to get something done quickly and don't want to get overwhelmed with all the beautiful choices, LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarcyB Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Other options: Persnickety Prints - good quality and lots of sales/coupons available. This is the company I use for all my photo printing (I print off my digital pages). I'm not affiliated, just love their work. MyPicTales - create your photobook online, not just uploading completed pages. Artscow (this is from China, and shipping is slow, but they often have coupons for free books going). I've only ever ordered calendars from them, and were happy with how they turned out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 I have ordered from both Blurb and Kodak. Kodak is wonderful but the new java based interface makes me want to pull my hair out. Blurb isn't exactly the easiest but they are gorgeous when they arrive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingersmom Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 I have made photobooks through Snapfish and they turned out beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anita in NC Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 I tried Shutterfly and they lost all the work I had done on a photo book - hours and hours of work. Ugh! I tried the kodak site and that was very hard to figure out. I finally used the Wal-Mart site. I loved how it saved the book automatically every 15 mins or so. That I could use all kinds of backgrounds. It was very easy to use. I got a huge hardcover 8 x 11 photo book for about $70. It had a lot of pages. Oh and you could put multiple photos per page. Loved Wal-Mart. Plus they sent me a mini version of my photo book for free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jann in TX Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 I've really liked the quality from both sites. I use the one that has the best deal--they both have 'special offers' just about every week. Just after most holidays there will be at least a 30% off a photobook-- often you can get them for 50% off... I've made several and have NEVER paid full price! When you sign up for either site you will get LOTS of free 4x6 pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa in Jax Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 We have used Picaboo for several books, both large and small. I was very pleased with the final product. They have periodic sales, including "buy one/get one free." If you aren't in a rush, wait for a sale and get several copies for the price of one. :) Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsbaby Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Love shutterfly. I get a coupon code from them once a year for a free hardcover book just for being a past customer. I always take advantage of that:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFwife Claire Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 I have made photobooks through Snapfish and they turned out beautiful. I have too, and I am very pleased with the quality. I use snapfish for all my picture stuff. Tons of coupons and deals, and I find it very easy to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDoty Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 I've used Snapfish for several photo books and I've been pleased. I might have to give Shutterfly a try next time though, since so many people on here have had such a great outcome with them :). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanne in ABQ Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Have any of you ever created/ordered photo books online? If so, from where? Were you pleased with the quality? We just got back from vacation & I was thinking it might be fun to make a small photo book for each of the dc. (Espeically since, in this day & age of digital photos, we keep all the photos online & rarely get them printed.) Walgreen's has a 'purse photo book' that allows you to personalize the cover & captions. It is $6.99 for the first 20 pages, $1.99 for each 2 pages after that.... Advice, tips, & input are greatly appreciated. :) Thanks! I've used Shutterfly and Walgreens, and I was happy with both of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EppieJ Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 I make mine through iPhoto on my Mac. I've actually only sent one to be printed so far (still have to add a few photos to the others), but they (two copies) turned out beautifully. Not sure how the price compares to others and I don't remember how much I ended up paying (about $35 per book, I think). They were hardcover. The one thing I don't like is you can only put up to 100 pages in a book which can be annoying if you take tons of pics. But there are several layouts you can choose from and lots of fonts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom in High Heels Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 I've ordered through Picaboo and LOVED the results. Last year they did a FREE 20 page 8x10 book and I jumped on it. I made one of our Disney Mediterranean cruise and it turned out beautifully! I ordered my mom a smaller (5x7) version that I had to pay for ($20??) and she loves it (because it has loads of photos of Indy). I got it in less than 7 days and that's coming to an APO address. They frequently have good sales, so I'd check their site. I know I'll be making more after Han Solo is born. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jyniffrec Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 I use Creative Memories software and while it is not cheap, the quality is outstanding. You can be assured that the book will last a long, long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa in Jax Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 I received notice today that Picaboo.com is offering a BOGO. Buy any "classic" book and get a copy free. Use code BGSPRING at check out. HIH, Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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